'The Killing' exec defends show's ending

The series, based on the Danish drama Forbrydelsen, came to a close in the US last month.

However, a number of fans and critics have expressed disappointment with the season finale.

"We were trying to do something different and I am aware that there has been a backlash and unhappiness," Sud told The Daily Telegraph. "I'm also aware that some people have championed the ending."

Sud explained that she wanted The Killing, which will premiere in the UK tonight, to have the same tone as the Danish original.

She said: "My goal was to preserve what [creator] Søren [Sveistrup] did in his original series, which was just incredibly compelling storytelling, but infuse it with my own ideas for the characters and the different journeys they could take."

The Killing, which stars Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman, begins in the UK tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.